TV series
"The Perfect Murder" brings viewers some of the most diabolical, perplexing murder cases to land on detectives’ desks – the kind of cases that make or break careers and provide fodder for Hollywood mystery movies. These ingenious killers are every detective’s worst nightmare. Whether by planting false evidence, or writing anonymous letters to police, these murderers will stop at nothing to stay one step ahead and get away with the perfect murder. Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. The truth is that it is the perfect murder -- until it's not.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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"The Perfect Murder" brings viewers some of the most diabolical, perplexing murder cases to land on detectives’ desks – the kind of cases that make or break careers and provide fodder for Hollywood mystery movies. These ingenious killers are every detective’s worst nightmare. Whether by planting false evidence, or writing anonymous letters to police, these murderers will stop at nothing to stay one step ahead and get away with the perfect murder. Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. The truth is that it is the perfect murder -- until it's not.
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Episode 1
In 1999, 47-year-old Sunday school teacher Miriam Illes is shot by a sniper through her kitchen window in Williamsport, PA. Convoluted evidence and anonymous handwritten letters throw them off the scent, but the killer is right under their noses.
Guest stars David Denowitz, Jacqueline Donelli, Garrison Alexander, Tatch Michaels, Aristotle Stamat, Ratnesh Dubey, Skippy D
Episode 2
In 1985, pretty 23-year-old new mom, Linda Brown, is shot dead in her bedroom, and her 14-year-old stepdaughter Cinnamon confesses to the crime. The case is as good as closed, but detectives suspect there's more to this twisted family than meets the eye, and they're right.
Guest stars Ann Rule, Stephen Singular, J.K. Freeman, Linda Elizabeth, Samantha Able, Mackenzie Lansing, Dan Odell
Episode 3
In 1996, 24-year-old Vietnamese-American graduate student Thien Minh Ly goes out rollerblading on the night of the Superbowl. He never returns and is later found stabbed on the Tustin High School tennis courts. There is almost no evidence, and the case runs cold until detectives catch wind of a letter revealing the shocking truth.
Guest stars Vin Kridakorn, Daren Donofrio, Devin Doyle, Fenton Li, Craig Newman, Elly Han, Whit K. Lee, Joy Song
Episode 4
At 11:00 PM on July 9th, 2004, 27-year-old graduate student and young father Jarrod Davidson is shot by a high-powered rifle outside his apartment in Santa Barbara, CA; lying next to him is a suspicious potted plant. He was in the middle of a nasty custody dispute but the DNA doesn't match his ex-wife, Kelee.
Guest stars Masha King, Michael Scott King, J. Michael Baran, Kathy Richter, Sarah E. Jacobs, Jonathan Gregg
Episode 5
In 1994, 55-year-old Newport Beach millionaire Bill McLaughlin is shot dead in his mansion. The emotional killing and keys found in the door indicate a killer in his close circle but it takes detectives 15 years to get to the bottom of this twisted case.
Guest stars Stella Sands, Caitlin Rother, Jessica Moore, Greg Paul, Clifton Dunn, Frank Giglio, Richard Stratton
Episode 6
In 2004, 31-year-old Julie Keown dies of antifreeze poisoning in Waltham, MA. Detectives rule out suicide and accidental ingestion. Then, after untangling a web of lies, they turn to her husband, James, a popular radio host.
Guest stars Lara Bricker, Rusty Broughton, Emily Barry, Kevin Huelbig, Wendy Susan Hammer, David Strauss, Alex Emanuel
Episode information updated Sep 2, 2026
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